Comments on: Wanna get creative? Join a team. (Maybe.) http://www.corporateidealist.com/2009/07/wanna-get-creative-join-a-team-maybe/ Hope for Hardworking Heroes Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:17:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Grace Boyle http://www.corporateidealist.com/2009/07/wanna-get-creative-join-a-team-maybe/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Grace Boyle Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:25:46 +0000 http://www.corporateidealist.com/?p=638#comment-363 Ah, I love working with teams. The collaboration is really exciting for me. However, it really depends on the team and how the 'leader(s)' step forward. Sometimes the leaders will begin to sway the team, control the decisions and really inhibit what the final choice or project ends up being. I've seen teams butt heads and virtually get nowhere. Sometimes it makes me want to brainstorm (quietly) by myself, then we all bring our ideas together. When I worked at a PR firm, we would all brainstorm to begin with a new client and launch. There were "no stupid ideas," and that felt great. Shout out anything. We would just write it on the white board. If someone said one idea, it often lead to the next idea and made me think of something else. This is powerful team creativity and brainstorming. In general, I think two heads is better than one but it's important to remember that you're there to be productive and to not thwart certain ideas or people. Great post! Ah, I love working with teams. The collaboration is really exciting for me. However, it really depends on the team and how the ‘leader(s)’ step forward. Sometimes the leaders will begin to sway the team, control the decisions and really inhibit what the final choice or project ends up being.

I’ve seen teams butt heads and virtually get nowhere. Sometimes it makes me want to brainstorm (quietly) by myself, then we all bring our ideas together. When I worked at a PR firm, we would all brainstorm to begin with a new client and launch. There were “no stupid ideas,” and that felt great. Shout out anything. We would just write it on the white board. If someone said one idea, it often lead to the next idea and made me think of something else. This is powerful team creativity and brainstorming.

In general, I think two heads is better than one but it’s important to remember that you’re there to be productive and to not thwart certain ideas or people. Great post!

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